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Hi friends! Happy Thursday! I sure hope your weather is cooling off where you are, even if it’s only just a little bit! It sure has been a warm summer! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a very cool DT inspiration project featuring Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with Strathmore Cotton Water Color cardstock. I also used Pop Tone Blue Raspberry cardstock on the inside to bring in the color of inks I used on the front for the coral.

I started by inking a 5×7 panel of Strathmore Cotton Water Color cardstock with Ranger stormy sky and a blending brush. I went around the outer perimeter of the panel with Ranger chipped sapphire, leaving the center of the panel just a tad lighter. I ended by spritzing a tiny bit of Let’s Resin Olive Chameleon Powder mixed with water in a Ranger Mini Mister to give it some shimmer. Unfortunately, the shimmer doesn’t show up well in the photos.

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock. Next, I stamped the angelfish and coral using the Hero Arts Color Layering Royal Angelfish stamp set. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink along with Catherine Pooler Sauna, Juniper Mist and Rockin’ Red inks for the angelfish. I used Memento Tuxedo Black along with Catherine Pooler Mardi Gras, Aquatini and In the Park inks for the coral. I chose to fussy cut the fish and coral rather than use the coordinating dies, and then ran a Tuxedo Black marker around the edges for a more finished look.

I adhered the coral to the background panel, leaving the tops loose for a dimensional look. I adhered the angelfish and then stamped bubbles in black ink which I colored in with a Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of the inked panel from the front and a slightly wider strip of CutCardStock Pop Tone Blue Raspberry. I stamped the sentiment and some bubbles (from the same stamp set) in black ink and colored in the bubbles again with the Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional All That Glitters
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
Strathmore Cotton 5×7 Water Color cardstock
Pop Tone Blue Raspberry cardstock

Other products used:
STAMPS: Hero Arts Color Layering Royal Angelfish stamp set
INK: Ranger stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks; Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Catherine Pooler Mardi Gras, Aquatini, In the Park, Sauna, Juniper Mist and Rockin’ Red inks; Kirarina Wink White Pearl marker
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, blending brush, Let’s Resin Olive Chameleon Powder, Ranger Mini Mister, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,